Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Highland Beach’s middle household income is $169,000, above both the Maryland town median ($113,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Among 262 Maryland towns, just one has a higher median age than Highland Beach. Thomas Point Shoals Light Station and Douglass Summer House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Highland Beach has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Highland Beach beats most towns.
Coastal flooding makes up 21% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Census counts: 9 in 1940, a low of 5 in 1950, 118 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 5 maps from 1892 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Highland Beach. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw31 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw33 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw32 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw30 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaNorthwest StadiumWhite House: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Monument: Oren Rozen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arlington National Cemetery: Protoant, Public domain · United States Triumphal Arch: Hstoops, CC0 · Smithsonian Institution: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer, Public domain · Northwest Stadium: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Highland Beach, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Highland Beach.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 91% of U.S. communities. Since 2003, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Highland Beach. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Highland Beach after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2010.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Highland Beach, the July high is 88°F, where Maryland’s towns sit at 88°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
11% of Highland Beach adults report frequent mental distress. Only one of the 262 Maryland towns we compare has a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Highland Beach. Of 32 CDC measures, Highland Beach beats the Maryland average on 18 and trails it on 5.
| Highland Beach | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 87% | 79% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 20% | 23% |
| What stands out | Highland Beach | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.6% | 8.7% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.2% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The share of households in Highland Beach who own their home: 90%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
3 within 15 miles of the center of Highland Beach
About 0 of every 100 Highland Beach residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Town in Maryland, United States
Highland Beach is a town in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 118. The town was founded late in the 19th century by affluent African Americans from Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, looking for a summer retreat on the Chesapeake Bay. The town's incorporated status gave it a unique standing in empowering it to maintain its own police force. Celebrities with homes there have included historian and author Alex Haley, actor and comedian Bill Cosby, and tennis champion Arthur Ashe. Street names in the town include Crummell, Dunbar, Henson, Augusta, Douglass, Langston, and Washington, which were chosen to honor leading African Americans.
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Highland Beach has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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